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I’ve just visited the ’Diabetes UK’ website and angry with the information they’re giving out under the heading ‘alternatives meals for type 2 diabetics. Here’s a screenshot…
Salmon or tuna salad for lunch sounds ok, as for the rest of it no, not a chance,I’ve just visited the ’Diabetes UK’ website and angry with the information they’re giving out under the heading ‘alternatives meals for type 2 diabetics. Here’s a screenshot…
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It seems to tie into the British heart foundation recommendation, too?This is my personal view. Diabetes UK is the "official" diabetes charity in the UK. They support government action and endorse the current approved government/NHS "healthy eating" recommendations - that is, the carb-heavy "Eatwell Plate". They won't change unless and until government recommendations change.
A couple of years back I had a similar rant when when Diabetes UK was promoting, to T2 diabetics, ice cream made with sugar. A "serving" was described as 11 grams - about a teaspoon.
These days I would be much more surprised if Diabetes UK did not post this sort of thing.
Read @KennyA post above, that sums it up nicelyAs a relative newbie, I'm confused by the relationship between this site and the other one - more so since at first glance they appear very similar. If someone could explain the history of, and difference between, these two sites, please?
Diabetes UK emerged (in the 1960s I think, but I might be wrong) out of the British Diabetic Association which was founded by HG Wells in 1934. It's a company limited by guarantee and I think it was the first such diabetes charity in the UK. It has a yearly income and spend of around £40M, including about £0.6m in government grants. There's more detail on the Diabetes UK website and the Charity Commission's website.As a relative newbie, I'm confused by the relationship between this site and the other one - more so since at first glance they appear very similar. If someone could explain the history of, and difference between, these two sites, please?
No relationship, just the same topic. One's an organisation funded by the government. This place, however, is owned by a business. The forum we're on now, if you go to the home page, they'll also offer a low carb program, and there's a shop with all sorts of things a diabetic of any kind might find useful. Shopping though, is no prerequisite to join into the conversation here, and while the bulk of us in the T2 sections are low carbers, we're not stuck on a certain dogma. (Just very enthusiastic about low carb diets in general, haha). The owners don't meddle much in what goes on here, and the moderators are elected members. Also, their forum is blue, we're red.As a relative newbie, I'm confused by the relationship between this site and the other one - more so since at first glance they appear very similar. If someone could explain the history of, and difference between, these two sites, please?
Ah, the Dutch one'd do the same thing in their magazine, and the opposing page would be a massive request to put the organisation in your will. How to get donations quickly, haha!I’ve just visited the ’Diabetes UK’ website and angry with the information they’re giving out under the heading ‘alternatives meals for type 2 diabetics. Here’s a screenshot…
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Am I right in thinking this site ("co.uk" opposed to "Diabetes.Org") is a spin-off of Diabetes UK)? I'd really like to know the history of the two sites.This is my personal view. Diabetes UK is the "official" diabetes charity in the UK. They support government action and endorse the current approved government/NHS "healthy eating" recommendations - that is, the carb-heavy "Eatwell Plate". They won't change unless and until government recommendations change.
A couple of years back I had a similar rant when when Diabetes UK was promoting, to T2 diabetics, ice cream made with sugar. A "serving" was described as 11 grams - about a teaspoon.
These days I would be much more surprised if Diabetes UK did not post this sort of thing.
Scrap that, please; I've just read the responses above. Apologies.Am I right in thinking this site ("co.uk" opposed to "Diabetes.Org") is a spin-off of Diabetes UK)? I'd really like to know the history of the two sites.
@Dancing Badger you might find this page from the DCUK website (this forums website) useful in explaining how it started and whyScrap that, please; I've just read the responses above. Apologies.
I have eaten more than 1 avocado in one sitting especially post work out day, I seem to be ravenous in the morning and cannot cope with just the one avocado let alone 2 slicesSalmon or tuna salad for lunch sounds ok, as for the rest of it no, not a chance,
Surely everybody eats an whole avocado not 2 slices, or is it just me
No wonder they say it’s a progressive disease
For goodness sake!!!I’ve just visited the ’Diabetes UK’ website and angry with the information they’re giving out under the heading ‘alternatives meals for type 2 diabetics. Here’s a screenshot…
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It wasn’t always that way, the old days were a lot of fun though, ha….. the ba….. ruledDiabetes UK emerged (in the 1960s I think, but I might be wrong) out of the British Diabetic Association which was founded by HG Wells in 1934. It's a company limited by guarantee and I think it was the first such diabetes charity in the UK. It has a yearly income and spend of around £40M, including about £0.6m in government grants. There's more detail on the Diabetes UK website and the Charity Commission's website.
DCUK is not a registered charity but is a private organisation (about 20 years old?) operated by DDM Health Ltd. The focus is on using digital media - including this forum - to educate and inform people about diabetes. Because DCUK isn't dependent on co-operating with whatever the official government line is, there is freedom to discuss, develop and promote methods of dealing with diabetes that don't fit the official line - such as low carb.
When I was diagnosed I found the Diabetes UK forum and website to be positively hostile to the idea that reducing carbs and abandoning Eatwell could possibly help my T2. I found DCUK to be much more supportive.
There is now a wealth of information about the effectiveness of low-carb for T2 (and for some T1s). At some point Diabetes UK and officialdom in general will have to fully recognise that - I suspect it won't happen until some other country goes first.